I have an inactive woman in my ward that has no record of ever being married, and have found a Marriage, Divorce and Marriage in public records (in Oklahoma it is very easy to search those records)
What I want to know is should I record all three events? And if I do record all three can do them one after the other and then transmit data in MLS or should I transmit after each change and wait for everything to sync up?
I'm a computer programmer so I am probably over thinking this but want to be sure. To get her records to reflect the current reality, I need to at least record the latest marriage. But it seems to me the history would worth having as well.
Making Multiple Mariage Changes
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Re: Making Multpul Mariage Changes
I'm not sure what the benefit of recording the prior marriage would be. I'm not sure as MLS would even shows prior marriages (except in the case of being sealed to a prior spouse and not sealed to the current one).
But recording the current marriage sounds prudent. If nothing else, it gets her off the YSA/SA rolls.
But recording the current marriage sounds prudent. If nothing else, it gets her off the YSA/SA rolls.
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Re: Making Multpul Mariage Changes
It's possible that information might make it into the Family Search database eventually where it might be useful for future generations. But it's unlikely to be visible during the member's lifetime. But I'm not sure if that would happen or not. It's very possible that CMIS only tracks the current marriage (and any sealing).russellhltn wrote:I'm not sure what the benefit of recording the prior marriage would be. I'm not sure as MLS would even shows prior marriages (except in the case of being sealed to a prior spouse and not sealed to the current one).
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Re: Making Multpul Mariage Changes
You should record all three events. If you're concerned about the data entry sequence, you could record the current marriage in MLS and then send the information about the prior marriage and divorce in an MLS message to the GSC and ask them to record it.